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Don Robinson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 225lb (193cm, 102kg)

Born: June 8, 1957 in Ashland, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ceredo-Kenova HS (Kenova, WV).

High School: Ceredo-Kenova HS (Kenova, WV)

Debut: April 10, 1978 (Age 20-306d, 14,014th in major league history)
vs. STL 4.1 IP, 5 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: July 12, 1992 (Age 35-034d)
vs. SDP 2.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Don Allen Robinson

Nicknames: Caveman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.4

109

106

ERA

3.79

524

229

1958.1

1251

WHIP

1.295

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-27 / in Starts: 9-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 13

1988 Pitching Game Log

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1988 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	369	4	Apr 8	SFG		SDP	W,5-1	7-GF	S(1)	99	3.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	2.44	12	43	27	9	2	4	5	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.050	.71	0.05%	1.24	7t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
2	370	7	Apr 11	SFG		CIN	L,0-4	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.52	3	6	4	0	1	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.05	0.00%	0.41	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
3	371	9	Apr 13	SFG		CIN	W,5-4	10-GF(11)	W(1-0)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0.00	1.27	7	26	18	5	6	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.98	0.238	3.08	0.22%	0.83	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
4	372	11	Apr 16	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-2	8-GF	L(1-1)	2	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1.35	3.07	3	11	8	2	4	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.55	-0.231	4.10	-0.22%	-0.38	8b -2- 1 out tie	9b end d 1
5	373	13	Apr 18	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-3	7-8	BS(1)	1	1.2	4	1	0	2	2	0	0	1.08	3.25	11	35	17	1	3	3	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.82	-0.107	5.06	-0.12%	-0.32	7b --- 1 out a1	8b 3 out tie
6	374	16	Apr 21	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-7	7-10		2	4.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.73	3.01	15	60	38	11	6	5	7	2	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.02	0.436	3.75	0.49%	1.79	7b --- 0 out tie	10b 3 out tie
7	375	17	Apr 23	SFG		LAD	L,3-10	9-GF		1	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.42	4.03	2	5	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.023	.31	-0.03%	-3.29	9t 123 2 out d3	9t end d 7
8	376	21	Apr 28	SFG		PIT	L,1-2	10-GF(10)		4	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	3.97	2	7	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.99	-0.267	2.36	-0.19%	-0.39	10t -2- 1 out tie	10t end d 1
9	377	22	Apr 29	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	9-GF	S(2)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	3.89	4	21	15	1	3	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.82	0.141	4.30	0.10%	0.41	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	378	24	May 1	SFG		CHC	W,7-6	8-9		1	1.1	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1.72	3.85	10	33	23	7	2	2	6	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	.38	-0.084	.44	-0.06%	-2.49	8t --- 0 out a5	9t -23 1 out a3
11	379	27	May 4	SFG		STL	L,3-5	5-7		2	2.2	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.47	4.02	12	42	26	9	2	6	4	0	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.50	-0.016	.62	-0.01%	0.44	5t -2- 1 out d2	7t 3 out d3
12	380	29	May 7	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	9-GF	S(3)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	4.00	1	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.32	0.090	3.60	0.06%	0.21	9b 1-- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
13	381	31	May 9	SFG	@	PIT	W,8-6	6-7	BW(2-1)	1	1.1	3	2	2	1	3	1	0	2.25	4.42	8	29	19	5	5	2	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.12	-0.403	2.31	-0.26%	-1.38	6b 1-- 2 out a1	7b 3 out d1
14	382	33	May 11	SFG	@	STL	W,5-4	11-13		1	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	1.96	4.38	14	42	24	3	3	8	3	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.23	0.371	3.33	0.23%	1.30	11b --- 0 out tie	13b 3 out tie
15	383	34	May 12	SFG	@	STL	L,12-13	6-6	BS(3)	0	0.1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.31	4.83	4	7	6	2	1	1	2	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.387	1.38	-0.29%	-1.80	6b 1-- 2 out a1	6b 3 out d1
16	384	39	May 17	SFG		PHI	L,1-8	8-GF		4	2.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.13	4.55	8	34	23	5	3	1	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.83	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
17	385	42	May 21	SFG		MON	L,0-6	7-8		3	2.0	3	3	1	0	3	1	1	2.30	4.78	10	39	27	5	7	3	2	2	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.063	.27	-0.05%	-2.17	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d6
18	386	45	May 25	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-6	6-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.28	4.68	1	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.006	.36	0.01%	0.39	6b 12- 2 out d4	6b 3 out d4
19	387	48	May 28	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	6-6	H(1)	2	0.2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.54	4.60	5					1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.73	-0.134	2.34	-0.11%	-0.97	6b --- 0 out a2	6b 12- 2 out a1
20	388	49	May 29	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-4	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	2.67	4.65	10	32	16	5	1	1	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	3	0	1	0	.53	-0.021	.76	-0.02%	-0.13	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
21	389	51	May 31	SFG	@	MON	W,9-2	8-GF		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.51	4.35	6	25	21	3	4	0	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.012	.09	0.01%	0.89	8b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 7
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	390	53	Jun 3	SFG		HOU	L,4-8	9-GF		2	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.45	4.25	3	14	10	2	3	1	1	1	0	0		3	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.023	.92	-0.03%	-0.54	9t 123 1 out d2	9t end d 4
23	391	58	Jun 9	SFG		ATL	W,6-4	7-7		5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	4.25	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.62	-0.118	2.67	-0.12%	-0.97	7t --3 2 out a2	7t -2- 2 out a1
24	392	59	Jun 10	SFG		CIN	W,9-6	9-GF	S(4)	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.38	4.24	4	17	10	1	2	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.026	1.46	0.03%	0.41	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
25	393	60	Jun 11	SFG		CIN	L,2-7	8-GF		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.29	4.13	4	12	9	1	3	1	2	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.05	0.004	.11	0.01%	1.13	8t 123 2 out d5	9t end d 5
26	394	62	Jun 13	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	2.72	4.48	5	15	9	2	2	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	-0.040	.40	-0.04%	-1.58	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
27	395	64	Jun 15	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-2	8-GF	S(5)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.58	4.33	6	18	14	2	3	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.150	1.46	0.13%	0.85	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
28	396	66	Jun 18	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-3	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	2.68	4.11	8	36	27	5	5	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	.37	-0.067	.69	-0.07%	-0.11	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
29	397	67	Jun 19	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-3	9-GF	S(6)	0	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.66	4.12	2	13	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.20	0.042	5.19	0.04%	0.34	9b --3 2 out a2	9b end a 2
30	398	70	Jun 22	SFG		SDP	W,8-7	8-9		2	1.2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	2.76	4.09	9	35	24	3	7	4	3	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	1	.55	-0.075	.57	-0.05%	-1.62	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 1-3 2 out d3
31	399	74	Jun 27	SFG	@	ATL	W,10-9	7-7		4	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.76	4.16	2					0	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	-0.161	2.79	-0.12%	-1.11	7b -2- 2 out a2	7b 12- 2 out a1
32	400	76	Jun 29	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-2	GS-6	W(3-1)	1	6.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.42	3.97	20	65	42	9	6	7	10	2	0	0	69			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	0.350	1.51	0.31%	2.68	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	401	80	Jul 4	SFG		CHC	L,2-3	GS-7		4	7.0	4	2	2	1	7	1	0	2.44	3.85	28	91	64	15	13	8	12	5	2	0	67			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.14	0.121	2.06	0.13%	0.89	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
34	402	87	Jul 15	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-8	6-GF(8)		10	3.0	2	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.47	3.75	12	50	32	6	5	3	5	1	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	-0.013	.78	-0.02%	0.26	6b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
35	403	90	Jul 18	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-8	GS-7		2	6.0	6	2	1	2	8	0	0	2.38	3.50	26	95	64	14	11	5	11	5	0	0	60			0	0	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.21	-0.050	1.54	-0.04%	0.33	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out tie
36	404	94	Jul 22	SFG	@	STL	L,2-4	GS-6		3	6.0	6	2	2	2	6	0	0	2.43	3.35	26	102	67	14	8	7	11	3	3	0	56			3	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	1	0	.79	0.014	1.15	0.01%	0.61	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
37	405	99	Jul 26(2)	SFG		LAD	L,5-6	GS-7		3	6.1	7	4	4	3	4	0	0	2.70	3.32	28	99	64	11	14	10	11	4	3	0	44			1	0	0	25	1	0	1	1	0	0	.96	-0.273	1.94	-0.33%	-1.32	1t start tie	7t --- 1 out d2
38	406	104	Jul 31(2)	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	GS-8		4	8.0	8	2	1	6	5	0	0	2.55	3.36	36	115	74	18	10	15	10	2	0	0	59			1	1	0	30	1	0	2	2	0	0	1.08	0.069	1.81	0.07%	1.31	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
39	407	108	Aug 5	SFG	@	ATL	L,5-8	GS-4	L(3-2)	4	3.2	6	7	7	2	3	1	0	3.16	3.48	19	64	39	10	7	7	7	3	0	0	22			1	0	0	16	0	1	1	0	1	0	.87	-0.401	1.48	-0.41%	-4.42	1b start a 1	4b 1-- 2 out d4
40	408	113	Aug 10	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-0	SHO	W(4-2)	4	9.0	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	2.87	3.25	28	94	65	20	8	6	14	1	3	0	93			1	0	1	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.315	1.37	0.47%	3.72	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
41	409	118	Aug 15	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-1	GS-7	L(4-3)	4	7.0	5	1	1	0	4	0	0	2.76	3.14	26	83	65	13	9	7	15	3	5	0	67			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	.77	0.157	2.74	0.34%	1.95	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
42	410	123	Aug 20	SFG		PHI	W,4-3	GS-9	W(5-3)	4	8.0	5	3	2	2	10	0	0	2.72	2.99	32	122	86	17	21	9	11	6	4	0	70			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	.93	0.215	1.41	0.20%	1.35	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a3
43	411	128	Aug 26	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-3	GS-7	L(5-4)	5	7.0	6	3	1	1	2	0	1	2.64	3.00	29	81	57	11	11	11	14	1	1	0	58			1	2	0	26	1	0	0	0	1	2	.69	-0.095	1.39	-0.11%	-0.14	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
44	412	132	Aug 30	SFG	@	PHI	L,5-7	GS-6		3	6.0	4	4	1	0	3	1	0	2.59	3.04	23	69	52	8	9	10	10	2	0	0	57			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.97	-0.286	.77	-0.14%	-1.40	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
45	413	135	Sep 3	SFG	@	MON	L,4-6	GS-6		3	6.0	4	1	1	3	2	0	0	2.54	3.07	24	82	50	11	4	7	12	6	0	0	59			0	0	0	21	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.21	0.242	.76	0.09%	1.68	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
46	414	140	Sep 8	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	CG	W(6-4)	4	9.0	8	2	2	2	3	0	0	2.50	3.05	35	110	71	9	10	15	15	5	3	0	64			2	1	0	32	2	0	1	1	0	0	1.23	0.361	.10	0.02%	1.72	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
47	415	146	Sep 14	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-5	GS-7	W(7-4)	5	7.0	8	2	2	0	1	0	0	2.50	3.02	27	84	62	16	7	14	12	7	0	0	54			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	.86	0.203	.03	0.00%	0.98	1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
48	416	149	Sep 18	SFG	@	HOU	W,10-3	GS-7	W(8-4)	3	7.0	4	1	1	0	3	1	0	2.45	3.05	25	74	52	12	2	6	16	4	0	0	68			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.165	.05	0.01%	1.89	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a6
49	417	153	Sep 22	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-7	L(8-5)	3	6.2	9	3	3	2	4	0	0	2.52	3.03	30	93	66	14	10	10	14	3	0	0	46			1	1	0	25	2	0	1	0	2	0	1.01	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.28	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out d2
50	418	158	Sep 27	SFG		CIN	W,6-3	GS-7	W(9-5)	4	6.2	8	3	3	1	1	1	0	2.58	3.10	29	101	66	12	9	11	15	5	2	1	46			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.30	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a2
51	419	162	Oct 2	SFG	@	LAD	W,1-0	SHO	W(10-5)	4	9.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.45	3.08	30	105	79	9	7	10	17	2	4	0	82			0	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.766	.00	0.00%	3.79	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
							24-27		W-L:10-5,Sv:6,BSv:3,Hld:1	2.4	176.2	152	63	48	49	122	11	3	2.45	3.08	725	2447	68%	14%	11%	0.75		16%	7%	5	60	20	50%	16	8	1	658	27	7	12	10	8	9	1.01	1.073	1.22	0.17%	7.51

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